LetterLetter
Authorship Trends in the Rheumatology Literature, 1990–2020
Ikechukwu V. Mbonu, Iryna Nemesh, Elizabeth Suelzer, Abigail Thorgerson and Michael Putman
The Journal of Rheumatology May 2021, jrheum.210164; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.210164
Ikechukwu V. Mbonu
Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin; MCW Libraries, Medical College of Wisconsin; Center for Advancing Population Science, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. MP is funded in part by a Rheumatology Research Foundation grant. The authors report no conflicts of interest. Address correspondence to Dr. M. Putman, Medical College of Wisconsin, Hub for Collaborative Medicine, 8701 Watertown Plank Rd, Rheumatology 8th Floor, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA. Email: mputman@mcw.edu.
Iryna Nemesh
Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin; MCW Libraries, Medical College of Wisconsin; Center for Advancing Population Science, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. MP is funded in part by a Rheumatology Research Foundation grant. The authors report no conflicts of interest. Address correspondence to Dr. M. Putman, Medical College of Wisconsin, Hub for Collaborative Medicine, 8701 Watertown Plank Rd, Rheumatology 8th Floor, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA. Email: mputman@mcw.edu.
Elizabeth Suelzer
Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin; MCW Libraries, Medical College of Wisconsin; Center for Advancing Population Science, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. MP is funded in part by a Rheumatology Research Foundation grant. The authors report no conflicts of interest. Address correspondence to Dr. M. Putman, Medical College of Wisconsin, Hub for Collaborative Medicine, 8701 Watertown Plank Rd, Rheumatology 8th Floor, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA. Email: mputman@mcw.edu.
Abigail Thorgerson
Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin; MCW Libraries, Medical College of Wisconsin; Center for Advancing Population Science, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. MP is funded in part by a Rheumatology Research Foundation grant. The authors report no conflicts of interest. Address correspondence to Dr. M. Putman, Medical College of Wisconsin, Hub for Collaborative Medicine, 8701 Watertown Plank Rd, Rheumatology 8th Floor, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA. Email: mputman@mcw.edu.
Michael Putman
Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin; MCW Libraries, Medical College of Wisconsin; Center for Advancing Population Science, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. MP is funded in part by a Rheumatology Research Foundation grant. The authors report no conflicts of interest. Address correspondence to Dr. M. Putman, Medical College of Wisconsin, Hub for Collaborative Medicine, 8701 Watertown Plank Rd, Rheumatology 8th Floor, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA. Email: mputman@mcw.edu.
Abstract
The number of cited authors per publication has increased substantially over time in the field of medicine.1,2 This trend of “authorship inflation” has been observed in high-impact medical journals1 and multiple medical subspecialties,2 but to our knowledge has yet to be assessed in the field of rheumatology.
In this issue
The Journal of Rheumatology
Vol. 51, Issue 4
1 Apr 2024
Authorship Trends in the Rheumatology Literature, 1990–2020
Ikechukwu V. Mbonu, Iryna Nemesh, Elizabeth Suelzer, Abigail Thorgerson, Michael Putman
The Journal of Rheumatology May 2021, jrheum.210164; DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.210164